Welcome to TECJumpstart

August 27, 2015

Agenda - Please feel free to take notes as necessary

Parent volunteer forms Calendar

Please note WSLP dates and Progress notes due.

You will meet with your WSLP teacher to complete progress notes

Program Orientation

Weekly face to face contact with teacher per state law Please call if your child will be

absent. Please schedule medical

appointments on your non TEC days

Contact Hours

8:50 – 3:00 Only point of entry is through the front door

during the day. Late or absent- Please call 354-7815 If you come in late, walk your child to the

office. Your child will take a late slip to the teacher.

If you have not called, you will receive a phone call after attendance is taken.

School Hours

Three options for school lunch Sign-up in foyer or call the lunch line 354-

5666 Free and Reduced Lunch Application Refrigerator available in family room for sack

lunches.

Lunch Sign-up

Family Mailbox Located across the hall from the office. Your child’s

last name will be on the box. Please check your family mailbox daily.

Email Please keep your email contact information updated.

Primary contact between the family and school will

be email.

Communication

WSLP- Written Student Learning Plan You will have a certified teacher assigned to your

children. This is your WSLP teacher. WSLP Meetings-

Three mandatory meeting each year Fall (August/September), Winter (January), Spring (June) Students are required to attend WSLP meetings. Please make arrangements to be available during these

dates. There are no TEC classes during the WSLP meeting weeks.

Additional meetings may be required by WSLP teacher

WSLP

Required

SBAC- Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium Required state testing annually for 3-8

MSP – Measurement of Student Progress Science – for grades 8

Amplify – Language Arts and Math Classroom assessments

Assessments

Spokane Public Schools website Choose a School – Bryant

spokaneschools.org/bryant On the TEC website you will find a link to WINGS

and important information Contact Info – school staff directory Forms News and Events on the left with a running

calendar What to do Before your Materials Arrive

TEC Website

On the TEC website click on WINGS. Username – Parent or guardian last name

followed by the number 8. Password – password (you do have the option

to change this, however, we will not be able to look up your new password if you forget it.)

WINGS

Choose a student - click on their student ID number Student Schedule at the top WSLP grade level course work at the bottom of schedule

Student goals for grade level Customized learning plan will be in the Digital Learning

Plan (DLP) Look up allocation balance under family

$250 per semester, per student (dependent upon enrollment).

View teacher progress notes from student’s classes. Shows as Y or N click to view comments

Navigating WINGS

Student Library – Leslie’s Room A101 Dani’s Room 104A

Chapter books (open before and after school) TEC Library- Monica’s Room 108

Checkout on the left Bookroom purchase on the right Hours from 8:45- 3:15 20 free copies per month per child (make request in

bookroom), then will be $.03 No children allowed, limit to 3 parents due to space

limitations.

TEC Libraries

If we do not have the materials you need, you will place an order. Check room 108 first.

Only secular materials can be purchased and used for school hours at home.

Order forms – One order form per child, per website. Two orders per child, per semester. Check Rainbow Resource First Must be an approved website

Ordering

Non Consumable (materials that can be used again by another student)- Materials will be barcoded and will be returned to the school.

Consumable (materials for one-time use) – belongs to the student and student can write in these materials.

Materials

How many hours of school each week?6-8: 25 hours minimum of total weekly learning

TEC hours + learning at home = total hours Example:

12 TEC hours + 13 home learning hours = 25 hours of total learning

Organizing Your Home Learning

Full time: 3 classes (minimum) required with a certified teacher

Part time: 2 classes (minimum) required with a certified teacher

Hours with Certified Teachers

  Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

Language Arts

90 minutes

TEC 90 minutes TEC 90 minutes

Math 90 minutes

TEC 90 minutes TEC 90 minutes

Science 60 minutes

 TEC 60 minutes  TEC Off/Make-Up

 Social

Studies

60 minutes

 TEC 60 minutes  TEC Off/Make-Up

ElectiveTEC TEC

ElectiveTEC TEC

Sample Weekly ScheduleTEC on T/Th – 6 classes per day (12 hours at TEC)At least 13 hours per week at home (25 total hours - 12 hours at TEC = 13 home hours)

A tool to help you organize your learning at home

Example of how to use… Fill in your plan for the week and

highlight/cross out what has been completed OR

Fill in your planner as you are working through your day to keep track of what your child has completed.

Track your lessons, topics, and hours for monthly progress notes.

Planners

Digital Learning Plan- Customized for each child All components of Language Arts

Comprehension/Guided Reading Independent Reading Spelling/Phonics Writing Vocab/Grammar Handwriting/Keyboarding

Math Science Social Studies

WSLP and How it Aligns with Progress Notes

Document learning on digital learning plan Four components for each CURRICULUM

Curriculum Materials (Title and level) Progress Towards Completion (Specific

lessons, and activities completed during the month)

Topics (Specific Topics covered throughout the month)

Assessments (How did they do on assignments activities, and tests)

Progress Notes

Progress Notes due on the 20th of every month. Except for December and June

Make sure your progress notes align with your Digital Learning Plan (DLP) that you created with your WSLP teacher.

If you decide to change your curriculum materials during the year, contact your WSLP to update your learning plan.

Progress Notes: Things to Remember

If progress notes are not submitted Weekly hours of learning are not met Excessive absences Consistent lack of academic progress

If any or all of the above apply, you will be contacted by your WSLP teacher to create an intervention plan.

Intervention

CurriculumRecommended Teaching

Materials

Math Classes at TEC Provides complete curriculum Course work will be completed primarily on line

Curriculum Ideas: (if not in a TEC Math class) Singapore Math Saxon Math Teaching Textbooks

Math Recommendations

ELA components Comprehension/Guided Reading Independent Reading Writing Spelling/Vocabulary Grammar Keyboarding

Overview of ELA Lesson Planning

Lightning Literature Daybook Source Book (struggling readers) Excellence in Writing

ELA Materials

Science and Social Studies are required.

In 8th grade students are required to take the MSP science test.

Do I have to teach Science and Social Studies at home?

Social Studies Sequence

Scope and Sequence:6th- Ancient Civilizations7th- World Geography/Washington State History* (graduation requirement)8th- US History (Beginnings to 1877)

Curricular Idea Story of the World

Scope and Sequence: 6th-Earth Science 7th- Life Science 8th- Physical Science (Physics and Chemistry)

Curriculum Ideas:

CPO Compass iScience

Science Recommendations

Homework

Log into all of websites discussed today (See light yellow hand out) PowerSchool Blackboard Office 365 WINGS

Create an “At Home” study plan to share with your WSLP teacher

Shedding Summer Brain

Go to your local library- Get a Library Card

ELA: Check out a book/novel that is of interest to your child Journal each day about your book Include the components of ELA listed in the slide above

Summer Brain cont……

Math: Practice your math facts Go to IXL and review math skills Check out placement tests with your WSLP

Science/Social Studies: Decide on a topic that is interesting to you Find a book Design a project that you will use to demonstrate learning around the topic(s) studied